A PRESUMPTIVE CASE OF TOXOCARIASIS ASSOCIATED WITH EOSINOPHILIC PLEURAL EFFUSION: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

MAHI LAKSHMI ASHWATH Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia

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DONALD R. ROBINSON Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia

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HAROLD P. KATNER Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia

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Human toxocariasis is a helminthozoonosis caused by Toxocara sp. Larval migration of the organism through the tissues can result in eosinophila associated with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. We report a case of eosinophilic pleural effusion and CD8 cell deficiency associated with Toxocara sp. The symptoms of this patient responded promptly to a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (naproxen). This is only the fourth reported case of a pleural effusion associated with Toxocara.

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Copyright 2004 The American Society of Tropical Medicine 2004
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14 Feb 2004
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21 Jul 2004
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Dec 2004
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